About the Documentation

Note The terms "Unidirectional Path Switched Ring" and "UPSR" may appear in Cisco literature. These terms do not refer to using Cisco ONS 15xxx products in a unidirectional path switched ring configuration. Rather, these terms, as well as "Path Protected Mesh Network" and "PPMN," refer generally to Cisco's path protection feature, which may be used in any topological network configuration. Cisco does not recommend using its path protection feature in any particular topological network configuration.

This section explains the objectives, intended audience, and organization of this publication and describes the conventions that convey instructions and other information.

Revision History

Revision History table added for the first time. Corrected product part numbers for the UBIC-V and UBIC-H DS3 cables.

April 2007

Added server trail information to the "CE-100T-8 VCAT Characteristics" section in the "CE-100T-8 Ethernet Operation" chapter and to the "CE-1000-4 VCAT Characteristics" section in the "CE-1000-4 Ethernet Operation" chapter.

August 2007

Updated About the Documentation chapter.

January 2009

Added the following sections in Chapter 14, Configuring Quality of Service:

•QoS not Configured on Egress

•ML-Series Egress Bandwidth Example

•Added a new bullet point in "IP SLA Restrictions on the ML-Series" section

May 2009

Added a note to the section, EoMPLS Configuration on PE-CLE SPR Interface in the chapter, Configuring Ethernet over MPLS.

October 2009

Deleted the following caution from Chapter 4, Configuring Interfaces:

•Do not use the abbreviations g0 or g1 for Gigabit Ethernet user-defined abbreviations. This creates an unsupported group asynchronous interface.

February 2010

Updated image in chapter, "Configuring VRF Lite".

September 2010

Updated the Example 15-1 Limiting the IP-Prefix Region to 2K Entries.

March 2011

•Updated the section "Flow Control Threshold Provisioning" in the chapter "CE-1000-4 Ethernet Operation".

•Updated the section "IEEE 802.3z Flow Control and Frame Buffering" in the chapter "E-Series and G-Series Ethernet Operation".

August 2012

The full length book-PDF was generated.

Document Objectives

This guide covers the software features and operations of Ethernet cards for the Cisco ONS 15454, Cisco ONS 15454 SDH, and Cisco ONS 15327. It explains software features and configuration for Cisco IOS on the ML-Series card. The ML-Series card is a module in the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET or Cisco ONS 15454 SDH system. It also explains software feature and configuration for CTC on the E-Series, G-Series and CE-Series cards. The E-Series cards and G-Series cards are modules in the Cisco ONS 15454, Cisco ONS 15454 SDH, and Cisco ONS 15327. The CE-Series cards are modules in the Cisco ONS 15454. The CE-100T-8 is also available as module for the Cisco ONS 15310-CL. The Cisco ONS 15310-CL version of the card is covered in the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide. Use this guide in conjunction with the appropriate publications listed in the Related Documentation section.

Audience

To use the ML-Series card chapters of this publication, you should be familiar with Cisco IOS and preferably have technical networking background and experience. To use the E-Series, G-Series and CE-Series card chapters of this publication, you should be familiar with CTC and preferably have technical networking background and experience.

Document Organization

The Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide is organized into the following chapters:

Document Conventions

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Where to Find Safety and Warning Information

For safety and warning information, refer to the Cisco Optical Transport Products Safety and Compliance Information document that accompanied the product. This publication describes the international agency compliance and safety information for the Cisco ONS 15454 system. It also includes translations of the safety warnings that appear in the ONS 15454 system documentation.

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